While Xander Ekman’s
dream of becoming a successful artist has come true, his love life has gone
from bad to worse. Sick of the endless string of one-night stands, he accepts
the challenge when his best friend, Erik, bets him that he can’t be celibate
for a month. Now all he needs is a reminder to keep his distance in the heat of
the moment.

Troy Moriarty doesn’t
have time for love. He’s too busy trying to keep his recently opened tattoo
parlor afloat. Besides, ever since the man who was supposed to be his business
partner abandoned him to run the shop on his own, he has a hard time trusting
others.

When Xander turns to
Troy for a tattoo that will remind him to be patient, the attraction is
instant. But faced with Xander’s month of celibacy, Troy’s trust issues, and a
nemesis lurking in the background, their relationship may be doomed before it
has a chance to begin.

Author Bio

Helena Stone can’t remember
a life before words and reading. After growing up in a household where no
holiday or festivity was complete without at least one new book, it’s hardly
surprising she now owns more books than shelf space while her Kindle is about
to explode.

The urge to write came as a surprise. The realisation that people might enjoy
her words was a shock to say the least. Now that the writing bug has well and
truly taken hold, Helena can no longer imagine not sharing the characters in
her head and heart with the rest of the world.

Having
left the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam for the peace and quiet of the Irish
Country side she divides her time between reading, writing, long and often wet
walks with the dog, her part-time job in a library, a grown-up daughter, and
her ever loving and patient husband.